The sixth season of Chicago Med, an American medical drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Peter Jankowski, Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov, was ordered on February 27, 2020. The season premiered on November 11, 2020. This season marks the final appearances of paediatric attending Natalie Manning portrayed by Torrey DeVitto and staff nurse April Sexton portrayed by Yaya DaCosta.
Cast
Main characters
Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, Supervising Attending Emergency Physician
Yaya DaCosta as Emergency Department Nurse April Sexton
Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning, Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics Attending
Brian Tee as LCDR Dr. Ethan Choi, Attending Emergency Physician/Chief of the ED. Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Campbell, RN, ED Charge Nurse S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Chief of Patient and Medical Services Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Chief of Psychiatry Dominic Rains as Dr. Crockett Marcel, Trauma surgeon
Recurring characters
Tehmina Sunny as Dr. Sabeena Virani, R&D Rep from Kender Pharmaceutical
Roland Buck III as Dr. Noah Sexton, resident
Jodi Kingsley as DCFS Officer Madeline Gastern
Margaret Colin as Carol Conte
Steven Weber as Dr. Dean Archer
Nate Santana as Dr. James Lanik
Brennan Brown as Dr. Samuel Abrams
Charlie Farrell as Mark Barragan
Benny Mora as Mike
Crossover guest stars
LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater
Kara Killmer as Paramedic in Charge Sylvie Brett
Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz
Hanako Greensmith as Paramedic Violet Mikami
Episodes
Production
Filming
After shutting down in early March due to COVID-19, production on the new season picked up on Sept. 22. NBC revealed on September 29, 2020, that the series took a two-week hiatus after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19. The positive result was discovered during rapid testing and the unnamed individual was immediately sent home. The temporary shutdown did not affect Med's Season 6 premiere or the production schedules for Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D..
Casting
On September 22, 2020, Tehmina Sunny has been tapped for a multi-episode arc. On May 12, 2021, it was announced that longtime cast members Yaya DaCosta and Torrey DeVitto would depart the series at the end of the sixth season opting not to renew their contracts and new work opportunities.
